Wine “Vulcaia Fume”, Sauvignon del Veneto IGT, 2018

“Vulcaia Fume”, Sauvignon del Veneto, 2011 – a very pleasant fruity wine with strong notes of tropical fruit and buttery covering texture. The grapes for this wine are grown on volcanic soils of basaltic lava on the southern and south-eastern exposure in Soave and Monteforte d’Alpone at an altitude of 150 meters above sea level. The average age of the vines – 20 years. Harvested by hand. After destemming and pressing of grapes crushed and left for three hours of maceration, and then pressed and held a 12-hour cold decantation in special containers at a temperature of 5 C. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in barriques made serious burns (25% – new). Then the wine is aged in a quarter updated French oak barrels for 8 months with regular battonazhem every six weeks. Before bottling the wine is not filtered. Storage capacity of wine is 5 years.

The founder of the winery Inama is Giuseppe Inam, who in the 1950’s started to get on their savings vineyards in the Soave Classico wine zone. Giuseppe was convinced of the potential of Soave and wanted to show the world what a Garganega grapes. His goal was to collect only high-quality vineyards with old vines Garganega and create a wine that would be able to raise the reputation of Soave. Apart from Garganega Giuseppe began to grow Sauvignon Blanc, as local soil strikingly express themselves in this unique varieties. Today farming Inam owns 25 hectares of vineyards in the Soave, from which are produced as Soave wines and Sauvignon Blanc.

The idea of Giuseppe fully justified itself, because the key to producing great wines Soave is to work with old vines that grow on the best plots. In the 1990s Giuseppe Inam began producing red wines of the region Colli Berici. Mineral-rich soil, hot and dry climate create ideal conditions for ripening grapes such as Carmenere, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Carmenere was brought to this place Italian workers, who were returning from podrabotok in France in the XIX century. Inam Giuseppe and his son Stefano believe Collie Berici – the best place for the cultivation of this variety. The company adheres to Inama organic methods in growing grapes. As Stefano says: “We grow grapes in accordance with the principles of organic farming, but do not do this publicity, as it is not a marketing tool. Quality wine – that’s a real marketing tool.”
Today Inam wine known throughout the world. Thanks to its excellent characteristics, they won the hearts of lovers and regularly receive high honors.